ਪਿਰਿ ਕਹਿਆ ਹਉ ਹੁਕਮੀ ਬੰਦਾ ॥
pir kahi-aa ha-o hukmee bandaa.
The soul-husband says, "I am the slave of my Commander.
ਓਹੁ ਭਾਰੋ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਜਿਸੁ ਕਾਣਿ ਨ ਛੰਦਾ ॥
oh bhaaro thaakur jis kaan na chhandaa.
He is my Great Lord and Master, who is fearless and independent.
ਜਿਚਰੁ ਰਾਖੈ ਤਿਚਰੁ ਤੁਮ ਸੰਗਿ ਰਹਣਾ ਜਾ ਸਦੇ ਤ ਊਠਿ ਸਿਧਾਸਾ ਹੇ ॥੮॥
jichar raakhai tichar tum sang rahnaa jaa saday ta ooth siDhaasaa hay. ||8||
As long as He wills, I will remain with you. When He summons me, I shall arise and depart."||8||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The living spark answers: I am a servant of the Command. My Master is great, fearless, and answers to no one.
As long as the Master keeps me here, I will stay with you. When the Master calls me, I will rise and go.
The living spark stays as long as it is kept, then answers the Master's call.
hukmee bandaa — the soul serves the hukam, the Command. jichar raakhai tichar rahnaa (I stay as long as I am kept); jaa saday ta ooth sidhaasaa (when called, I rise and go). The leaving is a call answered, the way a servant answers the Master.
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